Collar support

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to an angulated support for the collar of a folded shirt to inhibit the buckling, creasing or wrinkling of the collar during transit of the shirt.

United States Patent [1113,565,301

[72] Inventors Richard s Mm [51] Int. Cl A4lb 3/06 Brash, Ontario; [50]Field of Search 223/1, 71, Arnold R. Hofstetter, Kitchener, Ontario, 83,84; 2/132 Canada [21] p No 834,104 [56] References Cited [22] Filed June17, 1969 UNITED STATES PATENTS [45] P t t d Fd 23, 1971 3,448,901 6/1969Strasser et a] 223/83 [73] Assignee P a o iafi of (:Ianada PrimaryExaminer-Jordan Franklin Priori c 33 a Assistant ExaminerGeo. V. Larkin[33] Cg; AttarneyCushman, Darby & Cushman 050,812

[54] COLLAR SUPPORT 2 Chums 5 Drawmg Figs ABSTRACT: The inventionrelates to an angulated support 521 US. Cl. 223/83, for the collar of afolded shirt to inhibit the buckling, creasing or wrinkling of thecollar during transit of the shirt.

COLLAR SUPPORT This invention relates to supports for supporting thewings of a collar of a folded shirt.

One of the problems encountered with the shipment of folded shirts thatare either new or which are returned by a laundry is that, during suchshipment, other loads are placed upon the shirt and which loads causethe wings of the collar to buckle, crease or wrinkle t the detriment ofthe appearance of the shirt. Various proposals have, heretofore, beenmade to overcome this disadvantage but the design and construction ofsuch supports have been so complicated as to increase the cost factor.Moreover, many of the previously known supports have not, in fact,supported thewings of the collars at all but have merely supported thesides and back portions of a collar and have not, in consequence;prevented deformation of the wings of the collar. Hence, it is theobject of the invention to provide a device for supporting the wing of acollar of a folded shirt which will overcome the above disadvantages andyet which is of relatively simple construction and inexpensive tomanufacture.

According to one broad aspect, therefore, the present invention relatesto a support positionable under a wing of the collar of a folded shirtfor supporting said wing, said support being a resiliently flexiblemember and having an elongated main portion and a side portionintegrally connected to the main portion and angulated with respectthereto.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of support and FIG. 2 is anunderside view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another form of support and FIG. 4 is anunderside view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a pictorial view of a pair of supports, of the type shown inFIGS. 3 and 4, in situ with a folded shirt.

Referring to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 to 4, eachsupport positionable under a wing of the collar of a folded shirt forsupporting said wing comprises a resiliently flexible tapering elongatedunitary member having a pair of ends indicated generally at 1,1a. Oneend 1 is substantially flat. Each member has a leading edge 2 and atrailing edge 3 extending from the flat end fl to a substantiallytriangularly shaped end pedestal wall portion indicated generally at 4and which tapers towards the trailing edge 3. The end pedestal wallportion 4 has a straight base edge 5 connecting the leading edge 2 andtrailing edge 3. Each member also includes a substantially triangularlyshaped forward pedestal wall portion indicated generally at 6 whichtapers from theend pedestal wall portion 4 towards the flat end 1. Eachforward pedestal wall portion 6 has a straight base edge formed by aportion of the leading edge 2.

As will also be seen from the two embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-4, thepedestal wall portions 4 and 6 extend substantially nonnal to the planeof the flat'end 1 so that, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a hollowopen-bottomed pedestal is formed, the portion 7 of each member extendingbetween the pedestal wall portions 4, 6 and the trailing edge definingthe top of the pedestal. I H e Turning now specifically to FIGS. 3 and 4which illustrate a second embodiment of the invention, like referencenumerals have been employed and it will be seen that the top 7 of thepedestal, as it approaches the forward pedestal wall portion 6. isconvex and is concave as it approaches the trailing edge 3. Preferablythe support member is moulded from a synthetic plastic material such asP.V.C.

Referring now to FIG. 5, it will be seen that a folded shirt S providedwith a collar C having wings W, has a pair of the type of supports shownin FIGS. 3 and 4 positioned under the wings and extending apredetermined distance around the collar. The right-hand wing Willustrated in FIG. 5 is shown as being folded upwardly so as to displayits associated support in situ, whereas the left-hand wing W in FIG. 5is clearly shown as being supported by the support member. In situ, theflat end I of each support will be in face-to-face contact with theshirt 8 adjacent the neckband thereof and remote from the terminal endof the wing W whereas the pedestal will support the wing W inspacedangulated relationship to the shirt S. In this position, the endpedestal wall portion 4 is located adjacent the terminal end of the wingW and the forward pedestal wall portion 6 is located adjacent thejunction of the collar C with the neckband.

From the abovedescription it will be appreciated that if a pair offolded or possibly packaged shirts are placed on one another, the wingsupports of the lower shirt will support their associated wingsnotwithstanding the load imposed by the uppermost shirt and hence, theshape of the wings of the lowermost shirt will be maintained withoutbecoming creased or wrinkled.

We claim:

1. A support positionable under a wing of a collar of a folded shirt forsupporting said wing comprising a resiliently flexible taperingelongated unitary member having a pair of ends, one of which issubstantially flat for face-to-face contact with the shirt adjacent theneckband thereof and remote from the terminal end of said wing; saidsupport having a leading edge and a trailing edge extending from saidflat end to a substantially triangularly shaped end pedestal wallportion tapering towards said trailing edge and having a straight baseedge connecting said leading and trailing edges; a substantiallytriangularly shaped forward pedestal wall portion tapering from said endpedestal wall portion towards said flat end and having a straight edgeformed by a portion of said leading edge; said pedestal wall portionsextending substantially normal to the plane of said flat end to 'formahollow open-bottomed pedestal for supporting said wing in spacedangulated relationship to said shirt; the end pedestal wall portionbeing locatable adjacent the terminal end of the wing and the forwardpedestal wall portion being locatable adjacent the junction of thecollar with the neckband, that portion of said member extending betweensaid pedestal wall portions and the trailing edge defining the top ofsaid pedestal.

2. A support according to claim 1 wherein the top of the pedestal, as itapproaches the forward pedestal wall portion, is convex and is concaveas it approaches said trailing edge.

1. A support positionable under a wing of a collar of a folded shirt forsupporting said wing comprising a resiliently flexible taperingelongated unitary member having a pair of ends, one of which issubstantially flat for face-to-face contact with the shirt adjacent theneckband thereof and remote from the terminal end of said wing; saidsupport having a leading edge and a trailing edge extending from saidflat end to a substantially triangularly shaped end pedestal wallportion tapering towards said trailing edge and having a straight baseedge connecting said leading and trailing edges; a substantiallytriangularly shaped forward pedestal wall portion tapering from said endpedestal wall portion towards said flat end and having a straight edgeformed by a portion of said leading edge; said pedestal wall portionsextending substantially normal to the plane of said flat end to form ahollow open-bottomed pedestal for supporting said wing in spacedangulated relationship to said shirt; the end pedestal wall portionbeing locatable adjacent the terminal end of the wing and the forwardpedestal wall portion being locatable adjacent the junction of thecollar with the neckband, that portion of said member extending betweensaid pedestal wall portions and the trailing edge defining the top ofsaid pedestal.
 2. A support according to claim 1 wherein the top of thepedestal, as it approaches the forward pedestal wall portion, is convexand is concave as it approaches said trailing edge.